(August 21, 2011 (KHARTOUM)--Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Meles Zenawi on Sunday evening arrived unexpectedly in the Sudanese capital Khartoum with Malik Aggar, chairman of the armed opposition Sudan People’s Liberation Movement-North (SPLM-N), to hold talks with President Omer Al-Bashir.
According to Al-Bashir, who was speaking in a joint press conference with Zenawi, the visit’s purpose is “to resolve South Kordofan’s problem and defuse tension in the Blue Nile.”
Al-Bashir, who said he welcomes the move, publicly disavowed a deal signed by his party and the SPLM on 28 June to deescalate the tension in South Kordofan which has been ravaged by battles between Sudan’s army and the SPLM fighters.
The fighting, which erupted in early June after Sudan’s army threatened to disarm SPLA fighters following the secession of their erstwhile ally South Sudan, has so far led to the killing, injury and displacement of at least 200,000 people, according to UN figures. Read More from Sudan Tribune »
According to Al-Bashir, who was speaking in a joint press conference with Zenawi, the visit’s purpose is “to resolve South Kordofan’s problem and defuse tension in the Blue Nile.”
Al-Bashir, who said he welcomes the move, publicly disavowed a deal signed by his party and the SPLM on 28 June to deescalate the tension in South Kordofan which has been ravaged by battles between Sudan’s army and the SPLM fighters.
The fighting, which erupted in early June after Sudan’s army threatened to disarm SPLA fighters following the secession of their erstwhile ally South Sudan, has so far led to the killing, injury and displacement of at least 200,000 people, according to UN figures. Read More from Sudan Tribune »
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